Comments on: 10 Tips for Shooting Protests http://www.petapixel.com/2009/06/16/10-tips-for-shooting-protests/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:19:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: :::Media-Digest » Blog Archive » 10 Tips for Shooting Protests http://www.petapixel.com/2009/06/16/10-tips-for-shooting-protests/comment-page-1/#comment-207 :::Media-Digest » Blog Archive » 10 Tips for Shooting Protests Tue, 23 Jun 2009 20:35:19 +0000 http://www.petapixel.com/?p=689#comment-207 [...] 10 Tips for Shooting Protests by jesse ~ Juni 23rd, 2009. Filed under: Photo-Wissen, Photographie, Tipps and Tricks. “Going to school in Berkeley, California, there always seems to be something people are protes... [...] [...] 10 Tips for Shooting Protests by jesse ~ Juni 23rd, 2009. Filed under: Photo-Wissen, Photographie, Tipps and Tricks. “Going to school in Berkeley, California, there always seems to be something people are protes… [...]

]]> By: Radar http://www.petapixel.com/2009/06/16/10-tips-for-shooting-protests/comment-page-1/#comment-3182 Radar Thu, 18 Jun 2009 09:28:29 +0000 http://www.petapixel.com/?p=689#comment-3182 Excellent tips and I agree with every one of them. Ive done my share of shooting demonstrations. #11 Always use a wide angle zoom, Tip #12 bring plenty of water for your self. Excellent tips and I agree with every one of them. Ive done my share of shooting demonstrations. #11 Always use a wide angle zoom, Tip #12 bring plenty of water for your self.

]]> By: Radar http://www.petapixel.com/2009/06/16/10-tips-for-shooting-protests/comment-page-1/#comment-165 Radar Thu, 18 Jun 2009 05:28:29 +0000 http://www.petapixel.com/?p=689#comment-165 Excellent tips and I agree with every one of them. Ive done my share of shooting demonstrations. #11 Always use a wide angle zoom, Tip #12 bring plenty of water for your self. Excellent tips and I agree with every one of them. Ive done my share of shooting demonstrations. #11 Always use a wide angle zoom, Tip #12 bring plenty of water for your self.

]]> By: Jonna Baldres http://www.petapixel.com/2009/06/16/10-tips-for-shooting-protests/comment-page-1/#comment-156 Jonna Baldres Wed, 17 Jun 2009 07:02:30 +0000 http://www.petapixel.com/?p=689#comment-156 And THIS, especially, is also a very important point to consider. &=) And THIS, especially, is also a very important point to consider. &=)

]]> By: Jonna Baldres http://www.petapixel.com/2009/06/16/10-tips-for-shooting-protests/comment-page-1/#comment-155 Jonna Baldres Wed, 17 Jun 2009 06:58:31 +0000 http://www.petapixel.com/?p=689#comment-155 I agree with all these! Anyway, here's another tip.<br><br>#11: Always bring extra pack of batteries especially when intending to use flash. &;p<br><br>- Jonna Baldres I agree with all these! Anyway, here's another tip.

#11: Always bring extra pack of batteries especially when intending to use flash. &;p

- Jonna Baldres

]]> By: mike wood http://www.petapixel.com/2009/06/16/10-tips-for-shooting-protests/comment-page-1/#comment-151 mike wood Tue, 16 Jun 2009 23:45:25 +0000 http://www.petapixel.com/?p=689#comment-151 Good advice for documenting something in the West. But I think adding a section on keeping your head down, watching law enforcement and or the military with an eye on teargas deployment, water cannons, forceful crowd dispersing tactics and so on would be a good idea.<br><br>Shooting a protest (think in Tehran at the moment) and not only are you risking yourself being injured, assaulted or imprisoned, and your camera being destroyed and your memory cards being confiscated, but by posting images of individuals who could face persecution, torture or death by having their images found online by their oppressive regime has to serve a purpose beyond you as the photographer being in the limelight. Good advice for documenting something in the West. But I think adding a section on keeping your head down, watching law enforcement and or the military with an eye on teargas deployment, water cannons, forceful crowd dispersing tactics and so on would be a good idea.

Shooting a protest (think in Tehran at the moment) and not only are you risking yourself being injured, assaulted or imprisoned, and your camera being destroyed and your memory cards being confiscated, but by posting images of individuals who could face persecution, torture or death by having their images found online by their oppressive regime has to serve a purpose beyond you as the photographer being in the limelight.

]]> By: Jason http://www.petapixel.com/2009/06/16/10-tips-for-shooting-protests/comment-page-1/#comment-150 Jason Tue, 16 Jun 2009 20:34:55 +0000 http://www.petapixel.com/?p=689#comment-150 Excellent tips here! Can't wait to see some of the pics from the protest. Excellent tips here! Can't wait to see some of the pics from the protest.

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